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Mossel Bay vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Mossel Bay is 44.4% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% less in Mossel Bay
Groceries: pay 39.7% less in Mossel Bay
Transportation: pay 8.3% less in Mossel Bay
Housing: pay 54.8% less in Mossel Bay
Childcare: pay 90.5% less in Mossel Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% less in Mossel Bay
Clothing: pay 40.9% less in Mossel Bay

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Mossel Bay.

Mossel Bay vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mossel Bay instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 34.8% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Mossel Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$13.77 ZAR233.01	-15.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$8.32 ZAR140.78	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$1.30 ZAR22.01	-49.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.93 ZAR15.78	-58.3%
Average			-34.8%

Canberra vs. Mossel Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	Mossel Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.04 ZAR17.59	-61.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$4.45 ZAR75.24	-10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$4.05 ZAR68.59	-26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$2.96 ZAR50.10	-31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$2.24 ZAR37.87	-46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$0.75 ZAR12.62	-49.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.49 ZAR8.37	-63.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.68 ZAR11.45	-49.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.88 ZAR14.97	-52.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.86 ZAR14.53	-15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.73 ZAR12.33	-30.1%
Average			-39.7%

Canberra vs. Mossel Bay - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.3% less for transportation

	Canberra	Mossel Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$5.05 ZAR85.42	+14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$20,075.72 ZAR339,807.66	-30.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	??
Average			-8.3%

Canberra vs. Mossel Bay - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.8% less for housing

	Canberra	Mossel Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$40.11 ZAR678.97	-22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$477.99 ZAR8,090.66	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$344.16 ZAR5,825.27	-70.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$68.54 ZAR1,160.06	-56.9%
Average			-54.8%

Canberra vs. Mossel Bay - Cost of housing

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pay 90.5% less for childcare

	Canberra	Mossel Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$120.45 ZAR2,038.85	-93.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$1,606.06 ZAR27,184.61	-87.9%
Average			-90.5%

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pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Mossel Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$2.29 ZAR38.84	-64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$2.42 ZAR41.02	-28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$3.44 ZAR58.25	-88.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$20.36 ZAR344.66	-65.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$18.35 ZAR310.68	+40.4%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 40.9% less for clothing

	Canberra	Mossel Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$43.00 ZAR727.84	-38.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$22.37 ZAR378.64	-61.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$77.41 ZAR1,310.20	-17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$63.48 ZAR1,074.44	-46.4%
Average			-40.9%

Canberra vs. Mossel Bay - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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